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Search Alameda County CA Probate Court Records, Estates, Trusts & Conservatorship Filings
Use official Superior Court of California, County of Alameda resources to search probate case records, review examiner notes, access probate forms and packets, check hearing information, confirm the correct filing location, and avoid wrong private record portals.
Choose what you need below. Alameda County Probate Court users usually need probate case search, document images, probate examiner notes, decedent estate forms, conservatorship or guardianship packets, hearing information, or court location details.
📂 Search probate case records
Use this for: probate case search, party information, case status, register of actions, hearing dates, and basic Alameda probate lookup.
Best official path: Alameda County eCourt Public Portal for Probate, Civil, Family Law, Mental Health, and Adoption case records.
Important: The portal requires a user account and can provide case and party information, document images, department information, and probate calendar access.
Alameda County Probate Court Quick Facts
Alameda County probate matters are handled by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. Probate court hears cases related to the personal and financial affairs of adults and children, including estates, guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, accountings, and disputes under the Probate Code.
What This Alameda County Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Alameda County Probate Court Path
For Alameda County, California probate search intent, start with the official Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Probate Division page and the Alameda eCourt Public Portal. These are the official sources for probate case search, calendars, examiner notes, forms, local rules, and court-location information.
Users should not confuse Alameda County probate matters with city records, recorder records, federal court records, criminal court portals, traffic court, or private background-check websites. Probate case records are searched through Alameda’s eCourt Public Portal, while probate filing instructions and local forms are listed on the court’s Probate pages.
Use the Alameda eCourt Public Portal for probate case and party information, register of actions, calendars, and document images when available.
The Alameda court states that probate documents shall only be filed in the Clerk’s Office at the Berkeley Courthouse.
Probate can include estates, guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, accountings, will disputes, trust disputes, and powers of attorney disputes.
Use Alameda Local Rules, Title 7 Probate Rules, plus California Rules of Court before filing or appearing.
How to Search Alameda County Probate Court Records Online
The Alameda eCourt Public Portal provides online access to Probate case records through a secure web server. The portal can be used to search case and party information, review department information, access probate calendars, and view document images that may be downloaded or printed for a fee.
Create or log into an eCourt account
The portal states that users must register for a user account to use portal functions.
Search by case or party information
Use case number, estate name, decedent name, party name, conservatorship name, guardianship name, trust name, or other available party detail.
Review register of actions and documents
Use the case details, register of actions, hearing dates, document images, and department information to confirm the case status.
Check calendars and examiner notes
For hearing matters, use the eCourt Public Portal and the Probate Examiner Notes page to review notes before the hearing date.
Opening a Decedent’s Estate or Probate Case in Alameda County
The Alameda Probate Division handles the distribution and handling of estates of people who have died, appointment of personal representatives, petitions regarding trust administration, disputes about wills and trusts, and other Probate Code matters. Decedent’s estate filing packets and Judicial Council probate forms should be used before filing.
Use this path when a decedent’s estate needs a formal probate proceeding and a personal representative may need court authority.
Use this path when there are objections, disputes about a will, or other contested Probate Code issues.
Use this path for petitions regarding trust administration or disputes involving trust documents and fiduciaries.
Use the Alameda Probate Small Estate Affidavit packet when the estate qualifies under applicable California procedures.
Alameda County Conservatorship and Guardianship Information
Alameda Probate Court handles appointment of personal representatives including guardianships for children and conservatorships for incapacitated adults. The court also handles review and accounting of guardians and conservators.
Use the Probate Conservatorship Packet or Temporary Conservatorship Packet for eligible conservatorship filings.
Use the Probate Guardianship Packet, Temporary Guardianship Packet, or Termination of Guardianship Packet when the facts qualify.
The court states personal appearances are required for petitions for appointment of guardian of person or estate, with no Zoom or remote appearances allowed.
Self-help resources may assist unrepresented people with procedural information and form completion guidance.
Alameda County Probate Forms, Packets and Local Rules
Alameda County provides probate forms electronically through the court website and in hard copy at probate filing locations. The Probate Rules & Forms page includes probate packets for decedent’s estates, conservatorship, temporary conservatorship, guardianship, temporary guardianship, termination of guardianship, and small estate affidavits.
Probate Rules & Forms
Use Alameda Probate Rules & Forms for local packets, probate forms, and filing guidance.
Open Probate FormsLocal Rules
Use Alameda Local Rules, including Title 7 Probate Rules, before filing or appearing.
Open Local RulesCalifornia Probate Forms
Use Judicial Council probate forms when statewide California probate forms are required.
Open Judicial Council FormsProbate Examiner Notes, Hearings and Tentative Issues
Probate examiners review documents filed with the probate court for compliance with the Probate Code, local rules, and court policies. The written results of this review are called examiner notes and are made available before the hearing date. Alameda says examiner notes may be viewed online through the eCourt Public Portal or at the courthouse.
Examiner notes are generally ready approximately three weeks before the hearing date, though they may be available earlier.
Use the eCourt Public Portal and check the Register of Actions for examiner notes on upcoming hearings.
Probate examiners can be reached at 510-647-4403, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
The court notes that eFiled documents may take three days or more to be processed and appear on the Register of Actions.
Official Alameda County Probate Court Links
Probate Division
Main Alameda Superior Court Probate Division page with court services and filing location details.
Open Probate DivisioneCourt Public Portal
Search Probate, Civil, Family Law, Mental Health, and Adoption case records.
Open eCourt PortalProbate Rules & Forms
Local probate forms, packets, and Alameda probate filing guidance.
Open Probate FormsExaminer Notes
Review probate examiner notes, procedural issues, and hearing-related notes.
Open Examiner NotesLocal Rules
Alameda Local Rules effective January 1, 2026, including Title 7 Probate Rules.
Open Local RulesProbate Zoom Links
Check remote appearance information and probate courtroom links when allowed.
Open Probate Zoom LinksAlameda County Probate Court Map and Filing Location
Alameda Superior Court lists the Probate Court filing location as Berkeley Courthouse, 2120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, phone 510-647-4439. The court also lists Oakland locations for certain probate departments, including René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street for Dept. 1B, and Oakland Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse, 661 Washington Street for Dept. 103.
Alameda County Probate Court FAQs
Where is Alameda County Probate Court located?
Alameda Superior Court lists the Probate filing location as Berkeley Courthouse, 2120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. Some probate departments may be in Oakland, depending on the department and hearing type.
What is the Alameda County Probate Court phone number?
The official Probate Court page lists Berkeley Courthouse probate phone number 510-647-4439. Probate examiners can be reached at 510-647-4403, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
How do I search Alameda County probate records?
Use the Alameda eCourt Public Portal. The portal provides online access to Probate case records and requires a user account for portal functions.
What probate matters does Alameda County Superior Court handle?
Alameda probate matters include appointment of personal representatives, guardianships, conservatorships, estates of deceased people, trust administration petitions, accountings, will disputes, trust disputes, powers of attorney disputes, and other Probate Code matters.
Where do I file probate documents in Alameda County?
The Alameda Probate page states that probate documents shall only be filed in the Clerk’s Office at the Berkeley Courthouse and should be filed no later than two court days before the hearing date to be considered.
Where can I find Alameda County probate forms?
Use the Alameda Probate Rules & Forms page. It includes local forms and probate packets for decedent’s estates, conservatorship, guardianship, temporary guardianship, termination of guardianship, and small estate affidavits.
How do I check Alameda probate examiner notes?
Use the eCourt Public Portal and check the Register of Actions for examiner notes. Alameda says examiner notes are generally ready approximately three weeks before the hearing date, though they may be available earlier.